Functional Aspects of Tea Camellia sinensis as Traditional Beverage

Abstract

Tea is the commonly consumed refreshing and thirst-quenching beverage made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and is widely known for its health benefits. People used tea as a social and medicinal beverage for centuries. Nowadays tea and its constituents are the subject matter of a great deal of research due to their possible beneficial properties in the human body. It has been implied that important constituents of tea like polyphenols scavenge free radicals, helping the human body to fight major degenerative diseases like cancer or simple aging. Today’s consumers no longer need to brew fresh tea, the market offers many different products, with comparable to tea health value.